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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS
206 AM CDT SAT AUG 25 2012


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...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 24 2012...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1946 TO 2012


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         88   1046 AM  97    2011  91     -3       97
  MINIMUM         73   1159 PM  63    1965  75     -2       73
  AVERAGE         81                        83     -2       85

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.30          2.09 1977   0.19   0.11     0.68
  MONTH TO DATE    8.30                      4.66   3.64     1.61
  SINCE JUN 1     23.07                     18.65   4.42    19.31
  SINCE JAN 1     46.91                     42.89   4.02    36.66

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0
  SINCE JUN 1      0.0
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0
  SINCE JUN 1      0                         0      0        0
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         0      0        0

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY       16                        18     -2       20
  MONTH TO DATE  430                       432     -2      543
  SINCE JUN 1   1537                      1493     44     1754
  SINCE JAN 1   2553                      2112    441     2614
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.9


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  THUNDERSTORM
  RAIN
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    94           200 AM
 LOWEST     59          1100 AM
 AVERAGE    77

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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   91        97      1990
                                             1986
                                             1980
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        65      1966


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 25 2012........SUNRISE   634 AM CDT   SUNSET   731 PM CDT
AUGUST 26 2012........SUNRISE   635 AM CDT   SUNSET   730 PM CDT


-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.




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